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Garry Henry. Australia's Enigmatic Marathon Man GARRY HENRY. AUSTRALIA’S ENIGMATIC MARATHON MAN. Australia has a long and proud history in the marathon producing World Record holders, Olympic, Commonwealth and Championship medallists and winners of many of the ‘Big City” marathons around the world. And leading the Aussie charge in the ultimate test of athletic endurance and mental toughness have been runners such as: Derek Clayton, Rob de Castella, Steve Moneghetti, Lisa Ondieki, Kerryn McCann, Garry Henry ............... Garry who? Many will not have heard of Garry Henry for he was a quiet achiever who did much of his best running overseas and rarely ran with the top Australian athletes of the time. However, he was highly talented and as tough and determined as they come. Those who do know of Garry Henry will probably have heard of his slightly eccentric ways, his bushranger looks and the awesome training sessions that have grown to ‘legend status’ over the years. I was fortunate to catch up with the man Tim O’Shaughnessy once labelled, ‘the real living legend’ at Falls Creek for a chat about his amazing career. N.M. Garry, why have you travelled to Falls Creek? G.H. Mainly to catch up with some old friends that I haven’t seen for just over four years. N.M. When you were running at your best, did you use Falls Creek as a training base over summer? G.H. No, I think I first came to Falls Creek in the mid eighties, probably 1985, and although I was fit then, I wasn’t going as well as I was in 1980, for instance. N.M. In 1980 you were arguably Australia’s best distance runner with a number of outstanding performances that culminated with your fantastic run at the Fukuoka Marathon. (Ed. Garry ran 2:10.09 which, at the time, lifted him to second Australian on the All-Time Australian rankings list behind Derek Clayton’s World Best of 2:08.33) G.H. I was going pretty well in 1980. I’d run a number of fairly decent marathons leading up to Fukuoka but nothing compared to my fourth placing in Fukuoka at the end of the year. N.M. You certainly were busy in 1980 with four marathons for the year. G.H. Actually, there were five marathons in the 13 months from late 1979 to the end of 1980. However, in 1980 I ran four marathons and averaged 2.12. (Ed. In 1980 Garry ran the following marathons:) 6th April Australian Olympic Trial 2:13.11 (4th) 4th May Vancouver Marathon 2:13.14 (1st) 6th September Montreal Marathon 2:11.37 (2nd) 7th December Fukuoka Marathon 2:10.09 (4th) N.M. It must have been satisfying to finish first Australian at Fukuoka and to beat a young Robert de Castella? (Ed. De Castella finished 8th in 2:10.44) G.H. Yes, but there were a number of other very good runners in that race too. My racing philosophy was just to run as well as I could and if I beat people, I beat people and if I didn’t, I was happy just as long as I ran well. N.M. At Fukuoka you finished fourth in 2:10.09. Who finished ahead of you? G.H. Ahead of me were three Japanese, Seko, Soh and Ito. It was a pretty close race - I think Seko ran 2:09.45, Soh was second in 2:09.49 and Ito finished in 2:10.05. N.M. When did the Japanese make their move to get away? G.H. At about 35 kilometres the three Japanese made a break and got away from all of us. From that stage on I was always either fourth or fifth, and was able to pass Cierpinski with just over 2 kilometres to go. (Ed. Waldemar Cierpinski of East Germany won Olympic Marathon Gold medals in 1976 and 1980) Interestingly, I found it tough from about the 10 kilometre mark on, which was a bit of a worry but I had run marathons before and I wasn’t afraid of hurting myself, so I just ‘gutsed it out’. But for some reason I felt bad early and didn’t really recover. Luckily, I suppose, the ‘bad’ feeling didn’t get any worse. However, even though I was so close to Ito and only 10 seconds off going under 2.10, there was no way I could have gone any faster at Fukuoka. N.M. Fukuoka is an out and back course and was probably the unofficial Marathon World Championship back then. G.H. Yes, I liked the out and back course and it still is a prestigious race to do well in. Even though many of the ‘Big City’ Marathons have superceded it as far as times go, I think it’s a fast course where it would be possible to run the World Record if they assembled the right field. It was also a great thrill to start and finish in the stadium in front of such a passionate Japanese crowd. N.M. You are probably not a well known athlete in Australia because you were based overseas in your early years. The reason behind that? G.H. Mainly because I enjoyed the travel. I first went to an American University in 1976 when I was just a decent club runner. I really enjoyed the university scene in the U.S. because the competition was good and the study was OK. Also, if I made an Australian Cross - Country Team that was competing in Europe, I would tend to stay on in Europe for a year or so after the race. N.M. So, in many ways your running was a bit like a working holiday? G.H. Yes, that’s right. N.M. I would imagine that you were one of the first Australian athletes to base themselves at an American University? G.H. A bloke named Rod Hill, a good miler from Traralgon, went over to the U.S. back in the late 60’s, early 70’s, so after talking to him I decided to give it a go as I wasn’t doing much back here. Eventually, I wrote to a lot of universities in the U.S. and chose Pembroke University in North Carolina where I completed a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education. N.M. Did you enjoy your time overseas? G.H. Yes, I always like to be travelling around and meeting up with old friends. Of course, it’s always better if you’re running well. N.M. Did you classify yourself as purely and simply a long-distance athlete back then? G.H. I just loved to get out there and run, whether it was cross - country, ten kilometres on the track or the marathon. N.M. What Australian Teams did you make? G.H. I made three Australian World Cross - Country Teams. The first one was in Portugal, then Switzerland and finally, France. N.M. You were a particularly strong cross - country runner, but you had to wait a while to win an Australian Title. G.H. Yes ..... Australia had some pretty good cross - country runners back then but I did win the Australian Cross - Country Title in Perth in 1984 which was a great thrill. N.M. Who were the outstanding cross - country runners back then? G.H. On the world scene, Carlos Lopes was still going well and of course, Deek was on the way up. I also think a young Steve Moneghetti was making his Australian Cross - Country Team debut in my last team. N.M. What was your best performance while running for Pembroke University? G.H. A couple of weeks before I ran Fukuoka in 1980 I finished 5th in the N.C.A.A. Division 1 Cross - Country Championships. It was over 10 km. and I ran 29.14.6. The field was very strong with Nyambui winning and a top Kenyan, Rotich also ahead of me. I was the first non - African to finish. (Ed. Suleiman Nyambui of Tanzania went on to win the silver medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics in the 5000 metres behind Miruts Yifter.) N.M. What was your involvement in athletics as you were growing up? G.H. At school I did athletics with kids that I knew. Then, when I went to Tech. School a group of us heard about a trip to Melbourne for the Victorian School Boys Cross - Country Championships. That sounded pretty good, so off we went. I was able to win the Under 14 title at those championships and from then on, I just fell in love with running. N.M. Were you a promising junior or did you improve through perseverence and hard work? G.H. I guess I was pretty good as a junior although I wasn’t running much back then. However, as I started to have a bit of success I started to run just about every day after school. Even so, I couldn’t break five minutes for the mile while I was at school. N.M. I also understand that you ran a marathon at Point Cook when you were only 13. G.H. That’s right - I ran 3 hours 10 minutes and 46 seconds in the Victorian Championships. A bloke by the name of Barry Sawyer from St.Stephens won. I’m not sure about his time that day but he was a pretty consistent 2 hour 22 minure runner. N.M. What sort of training did you dso to prepare for your first marathon and what were your memories of the race? G.H.
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